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St Thomas residents graduate from tourism skills-ready project
St Thomas residents graduate from tourism skills-ready project
July 2 06:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—More than 50 residents of St Thomas are now better equipped to take advantage of the anticipated tourism boom and economic growth in...
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Marburg virus detected in Uganda toddler
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Marburg virus detected in Uganda toddler
July 2 06:00 PM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization said Thursday that a case of Marburg virus disease had been detected in a toddler Uganda durin...
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Daley calls for stronger laws to combat cyberbullying and AI-enabled abuse
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Daley calls for stronger laws to combat cyberbullying and AI-enabled abuse
July 2 05:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Spokesperson on Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly, Denise Daley is calling for Jamaica to strengt...
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Ras Fraser Jr carries the legacy forward with ‘Come Mek We Take A Talk’
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Ras Fraser Jr carries the legacy forward with ‘Come Mek We Take A Talk’
July 2 04:52 PM
As the son of veteran reggae singer Phillip Fraser, Ras Fraser Jr has music flowing through his veins. However, while he proudly embraces his family’s...
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Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen second runner-up advocates for empowering Jamaica’s young women
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Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen second runner-up advocates for empowering Jamaica’s young women
July 2 04:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jeanae Robinson, the second runner-up in this year’s Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen Competition, says she used the platf...
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Forex: $159.05 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.05 to one US dollar
July 2 04:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, July 2, ended at $159.05, up from $158.79, up $26 cents, according to the Bank of Jamai...
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Spain defeat Austria 3-0 to reach World Cup last 16
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Spain defeat Austria 3-0 to reach World Cup last 16
July 2 04:08 PM
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—Spain coasted past Austria and into the World Cup last-16 on Thursday, thoroughly outclassing their opponents in a 3-...
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Thompson Town High to get $15m smart greenhouse lab
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Thompson Town High to get $15m smart greenhouse lab
July 2 03:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information will be investing $15 million to establish a smart greenhouse laboratory ...
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Daley calls for stronger laws to combat cyberbullying and AI-enabled abuse
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Daley calls for stronger laws to combat cyberbullying and AI-enabled abuse
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Spokesperson on Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly, Denise Daley is calling for Jamaica to strengt...
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Thompson Town High to get $15m smart greenhouse lab
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Thompson Town High to get $15m smart greenhouse lab
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information will be investing $15 million to establish a smart greenhouse laboratory ...
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NSWMA dismisses reports Tank-Weld donated water trucks to the agency
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NSWMA dismisses reports Tank-Weld donated water trucks to the agency
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has moved to dismiss what the agency has described as ‘misleading reports’ tha...
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JLP dismisses PNP’s parliamentary democracy claims as ‘barefaced lies’
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JLP dismisses PNP’s parliamentary democracy claims as ‘barefaced lies’
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has dismissed claims by the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) that parliamentary democracy i...
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FLOBAH, Kiwanis team support hurricane recovery at Godfrey Stewart High
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FLOBAH, Kiwanis team support hurricane recovery at Godfrey Stewart High
July 2, 2026
A team from the Florida/Bahamas (FLOBAH) chapter of the Godfrey Stewart Past Students Association, and the Kiwanis Club of Kendall South Dade, visited...
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NHF expands mammogram subsidy to include high-risk women and men
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NHF expands mammogram subsidy to include high-risk women and men
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Health Fund (NHF) has expanded its NHFCard programme to provide an annual $3,000 mammogram subsidy for high-risk wome...
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Dominica PM urges US to reconsider visa restriction ‘at soonest opportunity’
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Dominica PM urges US to reconsider visa restriction ‘at soonest opportunity’
July 2, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt  Skerrit on Thursday said he hopes the United States (US) would “at the soonest opportuni...
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Silencing Opposition MPs threatens Jamaica’s parliamentary democracy, says PNP
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Silencing Opposition MPs threatens Jamaica’s parliamentary democracy, says PNP
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed grave concern over Tuesday’s sitting of the House of Representatives, d...
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Police hunt gunmen involved in early morning home invasion
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Police hunt gunmen involved in early morning home invasion
July 2, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica —  The St Mary police are searching for two gunmen after an early morning home invasion in Baccaswood, Islington on Wednesday. Police...
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Policeman hospitalised following two-vehicle crash in Manchester
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Policeman hospitalised following two-vehicle crash in Manchester
July 2, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A constable assigned to the Mandeville Police Station has been hospitalised following a two-vehicle crash on the Hatfield main r...
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CPFSA urges parents and caregivers to prioritise children’s safety during summer break
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CPFSA urges parents and caregivers to prioritise children’s safety during summer break
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As schools close for the summer holidays, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is encouraging parents and careg...
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Fi We Children Foundation demands immediate resignation of Ascot Primary principal
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Fi We Children Foundation demands immediate resignation of Ascot Primary principal
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) has called for the immediate resignation of the principal of Ascot Primary School following repor...
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DR Congo’s Ebola official death toll exceeds 400 — authorities
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DR Congo’s Ebola official death toll exceeds 400 — authorities
July 2, 2026
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — The official death toll in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds more than 400, according to of...
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Peace Prize
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Peace Prize
•Jamaica most peaceful country in the C’bean, says Global Peace Index •Country on course for one of the safest years in its modern history
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
July 2, 2026
Peace Prize
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Red carpet and over $1 million in scholarships for Park Mountain graduates
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Red carpet and over $1 million in scholarships for Park Mountain graduates
Top primary PEP student gets escort and $100,000 from police
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
July 2, 2026
Red carpet and over $1 million in scholarships for Park Mountain graduates
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MBJ mulls possibility of aircraft maintenance facility
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MBJ mulls possibility of aircraft maintenance facility
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
July 2, 2026
MBJ mulls possibility of aircraft maintenance facility
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‘We cannot be ambivalent about criminality’
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‘We cannot be ambivalent about criminality’
PM says gang activity stalled construction project for almost nine years; expresses hope for future
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 2, 2026
‘We cannot be ambivalent about criminality’
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‘Trouble’ for Jamaica
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‘Trouble’ for Jamaica
Gov’t urged to come clean about details of TCN agreement
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY WILLIS Senior reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 2, 2026
‘Trouble’ for Jamaica
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Dalrymple rips into ‘unruly’ Burchell
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Dalrymple rips into ‘unruly’ Burchell
...says first-term MP is part of a ‘new breed’ of disruptive parliamentarians
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 2, 2026
Dalrymple rips into ‘unruly’ Burchell
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Judge puts firm timeline on Ruel Reid case
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Judge puts firm timeline on Ruel Reid case
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 2, 2026
Judge puts firm timeline on Ruel Reid case
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Corporate entities help Titchfield High hatch bigger dreams
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Corporate entities help Titchfield High hatch bigger dreams
July 2, 2026
Corporate entities help Titchfield High hatch bigger dreams
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How to use and not lose your US tourist visa
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How to use and not lose your US tourist visa
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How to use and not lose your US tourist visa
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St Thomas residents graduate from tourism skills-ready project
St Thomas residents graduate from tourism skills-ready project
July 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—More than 50 residents of St Thomas are now better equipped to take advantage of the anticipated tourism boom and economic growth in...
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Marburg virus detected in Uganda toddler
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Marburg virus detected in Uganda toddler
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization said Thursday that a case of Marburg virus disease had been detected in a toddler Uganda durin...
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Ras Fraser Jr carries the legacy forward with ‘Come Mek We Take A Talk’
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Ras Fraser Jr carries the legacy forward with ‘Come Mek We Take A Talk’
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As the son of veteran reggae singer Phillip Fraser, Ras Fraser Jr has music flowing through his veins. However, while he proudly embraces his family’s...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen second runner-up advocates for empowering Jamaica’s young women
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Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen second runner-up advocates for empowering Jamaica’s young women
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jeanae Robinson, the second runner-up in this year’s Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen Competition, says she used the platf...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Forex: $159.05 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.05 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, July 2, ended at $159.05, up from $158.79, up $26 cents, according to the Bank of Jamai...
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